Squid's new toy :)

[Dan Filetti]

Yet again I got myself caught up in the wrong mental attitude to be working on my bike. I was trying to hurry up and get my carbs cleaned out before the weather hit in a couple of hours.  Some things are OK rushed carb work is not one of them. Randy got an order for some more carb parts because of it. Doing my part for the economy I guess because I rushed the carb cleaning and stripped out two jets. Glad randy has good prices:)

Happens to all of us.  Maybe this will make you feel better, maybe not.   This past weekend I was helping a buddy go through his carbs.  I was using compressed air to blow out a mixing tube I had just soaked and blown out with carb cleaner.  I lost my grip on the thing just as I was blowing air though it at high velocity.  It went flying across the garage to who knows where...  Damn. 

I was at real risk of having to loan one of my bikes to my buddy while we order another mixing tube...  Fortunately I have kids!  Also fortunately, they are easily bribed!   I showed them the part we were looking for -from another carb, roughly where to be looking, and told them that whomever finds it, gets $5.  20 minutes, (and a beer) later, my daughter had proudly found it, to my son's chagrin.  My buddy paid my son a 5 spot too for his efforts.... We proceeded to have a philosophical discussion about the 'everyone gets a trophy' syndrome so prevalent today and it's implications on today's kids -but that's another story...

Oh, his bike ran like a top after we were done with it, if you have any interest in knowing....

Dan

[Pat Conlon]

Dan, can I borrow your kids?
I have a list of things I need to find in my garage, and unfortunately it's getting longer.
Do they eat a lot?

[Arnie]

You shouldn't need to borrow Dan's kids, any kids will do :-)
I've used this offer to bribe the neighborhood kids to find my lost dog before.
Worked a treat.  They told me he was locked in someone's yard a few blocks away.
And he was.

Arnie

[Dan Filetti]

Dan, can I borrow your kids?
I have a list of things I need to find in my garage, and unfortunately it's getting longer.
Do they eat a lot?

Ha!  I for one, like the idea of them working, they need to start contributing, hell, they're 11 already...  My wife on the other hand, has different ideas...

The eat so much the food budget alone stands to bankrupt the budget...  That, plus the airline tickets makes the whole venture completely impractical...  Sounds like a liberal-hatched plan!   



Dan 

[Dan Filetti]

I've used this offer to bribe the neighborhood kids to find my lost dog before.
Worked a treat.  They told me he was locked in someone's yard a few blocks away.
And he was.

Arnie

You know, it's possible these may be industrious kids fleecing you, Arnie.  If they took your dog, and put it  there, and then simply meandered in front of your place waiting for you to notice the missing dog and ask them for help with a reward... 

Dan

[Arnie]

I've used this offer to bribe the neighborhood kids to find my lost dog before.
Worked a treat.  They told me he was locked in someone's yard a few blocks away.
And he was.

Arnie

You know, it's possible these may be industrious kids fleecing you, Arnie.  If they took your dog, and put it  there, and then simply meandered in front of your place waiting for you to notice the missing dog and ask them for help with a reward... 

Dan

Nah, the dog had been gone for a day before I talked to the neighborhood kids, and it was about a week before they spotted him and told me. 
He was a nice looking dog, friendly, and obedient, wearing a tag with my phone and address on it.  This guy must have decided he would now have a new dog.  When I went to get him back he was still wearing the collar with the tag.  I'm not a fan of bike or dog theives.
Kids, they can be very useful. :-)

Arnie

[oldktmdude]

    He may have been waiting for you to post a reward for finding the dog. It's been known to happen.

[Arnie]

If he'd called or brought the dog back I'd have been happy to give him a reward.
If he'd left the dog un-caged, he would have returned home on his own.
In fact, if he'd taken the dog to the pound or called the dog catcher, I'd have been happy to reward him.

Arnie

PS: Sorry to have started this thread.  It does not belong on this forum.
Belker, the dog, did not ride a bike, and has long ago left this earth.

    He may have been waiting for you to post a reward for finding the dog. It's been known to happen.

[Pat Conlon]

PS: Sorry to have started this thread.  It does not belong on this forum.
Belker, the dog, did not ride a bike, and has long ago left this earth.

You killed him?   You bastard.....

[Arnie]

PS: Sorry to have started this thread.  It does not belong on this forum.
Belker, the dog, did not ride a bike, and has long ago left this earth.

You killed him?   You bastard.....

I don't know how you were able to twist my words to come to that conclusion.
No, I did not kill the dog.  He lived out the rest of his life and died of "natural causes" at about 13yrs old.  At that time, I was young enough and angry enough at the guy who stole my dog that I would have done him serious harm had he tried to prevent me from leaving his property with my dog.
Can we end this story now?

Arnie

[The General]

PS: Sorry to have started this thread.  It does not belong on this forum.
Belker, the dog, did not ride a bike, and has long ago left this earth.

You killed him?   You bastard.....

I don't know how you were able to twist my words to come to that conclusion.
No, I did not kill the dog.  He lived out the rest of his life and died of "natural causes" at about 13yrs old.  At that time, I was young enough and angry enough at the guy who stole my dog that I would have done him serious harm had he tried to prevent me from leaving his property with my dog.
Can we end this story now?
Arnie

(I see beads of sweat and untruths)...So Belter the dog is now deceased. If he was obedient how come he went for a wander?  But more importantly, did you reward all the neighbourhood kids or just the ones that found Belter?...Of those that found Belter did you pay the actual spotter... and then an equal amount to those that tried but were unsuccessful?

[FJmonkey]

I don't know how you were able to twist my words to come to that conclusion.
No, I did not kill the dog.  He lived out the rest of his life and died of "natural causes" at about 13yrs old.  At that time, I was young enough and angry enough at the guy who stole my dog that I would have done him serious harm had he tried to prevent me from leaving his property with my dog.
Can we end this story now?

Arnie

Arnie, Pat was joking about that.... It is really hard to see ones facial expression (in text) while delivering a line meant to be funny. Its all good....

[Pat Conlon]

Me thinks the term is 'yanking your chain'....   

[RichBaker]

 

[Arnie]

Me thinks the term is 'yanking your chain'....   

Yes, I realized that but it required a reply.  Had you put an emoticon in there it would have helped.
I frequently am amazed at the mis-readings of posts (not only my own) attract. 
Doug has difficulty :-) distinguishing between a K and a T in lower case.  Maybe he needs some new glasses for when he uses a computer.  As we age, close focus becomes more difficult. :-(
And, to try again to end this off-topic topic.... I rewarded the group of 3 kids who came to tell me where the dog was confined.  I don't consider exploration as lack of obedience.  Belker had been neutered. knew his way home, and how to cross streets.

Arnie